Terminally ill Bridgeport mom 'at peace,' thanks to help from Amy's Angels
Amy's Angels, a local nonprofit whose mission is to help families struggling with the effects of illness and injury, stepped up to help.
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Aisha Sewell, of Bridgeport, is terminally ill and has been living in a nursing home for the past two years.
She says she wants to die at home.
The only problem is that the 47-year-old is homeless.
"I have a defective heart - along with COPD and congestive heart failure - and my doctors have given me only a short time to live. But when I moved into this nursing home in Naugatuck, I had to give up my apartment because I only make enough through Social Security to pay for the care I get here," Sewell said.
"But after News 12 told my story recently, I got some unexpected help," Sewell said.
Amy's Angels, a local nonprofit whose mission is to help families struggling with the effects of illness and injury, stepped up to help.
"Amy's Angels and News 12 and Frank Recchia have all been amazing to me, and I'm so, so grateful," she said.
The nonprofit's founder and chairman, Bob Fiondella, says Amy's Angels will help Sewell get an apartment in Bridgeport.
"We're doing this because we believe in helping others and expecting nothing in return," Fiondella said.
"That's why we're all here - to help each other," Fiondella said.
"To date we've helped over 1,100 families all over Connecticut with over $2.6 million of direct support," Fiondella said.
